Combined Force Kills 1 Insurgent, Detains 2

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2012 - An Afghan and coalition security force killed one
insurgent and detained two drug dealers during a counter-narcotics operation in
the Nad 'Ali district of Afghanistan's Helmand province today, military
officials reported.

During the operation, an armed insurgent threatened the security force,
officials said. The Afghan and coalition troops positively identified the
attacker then engaged and killed him.

The security force detained two suspected drug dealers and seized multiple
weapons, several kilograms of heroin and $5,285 worth of Pakistani rupees.

In July 29 operations:

-- A combined force discovered and destroyed 1,500 pounds of explosives in an
abandoned compound in the Andar district of Ghazni province.

-- A combined force killed two insurgents during a search for a senior
Taliban leader in the Maiwand district of Kandahar province.

-- An Afghan-led, coalition-supported force arrested multiple suspects in the
Maiwand district of Kandahar province.

-- An Afghan-led, coalition-supported force detained several suspected
Haqqani insurgents and seized weapons in the Sabari district of Khost
province.

-- A combined force detained multiple suspected Haqqani insurgents during a
search for a Haqqani leader in the Sabari district of Khost province. The
sought-after Haqqani leader coordinates improvised explosive device attacks
against Afghan and coalition forces.

-- In the Khugyani district of Nangarhar province, a combined force detained
two suspects and seized weapons and explosives. The suspects are believed to be
associated with a Taliban weapons supplier who provides firearms and explosives
to insurgents in the area.

-- A combined force detained multiple suspects during a search for a Haqqani
bomb maker in the Muhammad Aghah district of Logar province. The bomb maker
constructs IEDs used by insurgents to attack Afghan and coalition forces.

In July 28 operations:

-- A combined force killed Taliban financier Maulawi Abdul Rahman in the
Chimtal district of Balkh province. Rahman had coordinated the transfer of
money, weapons and explosives to other insurgents to facilitate attacks against
Afghan and coalition forces.

-- Afghan and coalition officials confirmed that Taliban insurgent Umar was
killed July 27 during an operation in the Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar
province. Umar had trained insurgents on how to use IEDs and oversaw the
emplacement of IEDs throughout the district.

-- In the Archi district of Kunduz province, a combined force arrested an
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan explosives expert. The detained insurgent had
managed the construction and placement of explosive devices and directed IED
attacks in northern Kunduz province.

-- A combined force detained numerous suspects during a search for an Islamic
Movement of Uzbekistan explosives expert in the Archi district of Kunduz
province. The explosives expert directs IED attacks against Afghan and coalition
forces and manages the construction and placement of explosive devices
throughout the province.

-- In the Kajaki district of Helmand province, a combined force detained two
suspects and seized firearms during an operation to arrest a senior Taliban
leader. The leader controls dozens of insurgents and plans and directs attacks
against Afghan and coalition forces.

-- A combined force killed one insurgent and detained one suspect during a
search for a Taliban leader in the Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar province. The
Taliban leader directs the placement of IEDs in and around the Chaparhar
district.

-- In the Jani Khel district of Paktiya province, a combined force-launched
airstrike killed several insurgents during an operation to detain a Haqqani
leader. The airstrike did not injure any civilians or damage civilian
property.